Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs White Lancewood

Anarta melanopa compared with Xylopia hastarum

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while White Lancewood is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	White Lancewood
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Noctuidae	Annonaceae
Genus	Anarta	Xylopia
Species	Anarta melanopa	Xylopia hastarum

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

White Lancewood

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	White Lancewood
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

White Lancewood

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

The Broad-Bordered White Underwing (Anarta melanopa) is a species in the genus Anarta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.